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Karnowski Ready To Lead Zags

Przemek Karnowski is 7-feet-1, 288 pounds, and he’s not done growing. Not in a physical sense. He’s not getting taller. He has dropped some pounds and toned up since arriving from Torun, Poland, three years ago. Karnowski becomes more settled in Spokane with each passing day. He’s more comfortable with the language, his classes, where to grab some food. He’s blossoming on the basketball court, where he emerged as a force inside last season. “I was so shy my freshman year,” the junior center said. “It’s way different now. I have to step up and show the young players that they can count on us (upperclassmen). I know how it was to arrive here and get off the plane and go to classes and be confused/Jim Meehan, SR. (SR photo: Colin Mulvany)



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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